A guitar string of length 80cm is tuned to the musical note A which has a (fundamental) frequency of...

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A guitar string of length 80cm is tuned to the musical note A which has a (fundamental) frequency of 220Hz. a) Calculate the speed of the wave along the guitar string Do now : Tuesday, March 22, 2022 A different note is then played by placing your finger half-way along the string.

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A guitar string of length 80cm is tuned to the musical note A which has a (fundamental) frequency of 220Hz.

a) Calculate the speed of the wave along the guitar string

Do now:Wednesday, April 19, 2023

A different note is then played by placing your finger half-way along the string.

b) Calculate the frequency of the new note

Halving the length produces a wave of twice the frequency – this is one octave

Today - Activity 5A: Standing Waves

- Read and make notes p65-67:

Musical Notes (timbre…)

Monday - experiment

Wednesday - start Beats

Plan of attack:

H/W Set 3: standing waves due next Fri 22nd Feb